Week 1: STEAM Smorgasbord
June 17 - June 21 (no camp June 19)
Instructor: Various
This week will provide a different theme and instructor each day to introduce campers to a variety styles and projects.
Note that there will be NO camp for the Juneteenth Holiday (June 19).
June 17 - June 21 (no camp June 19)
Instructor: Various
This week will provide a different theme and instructor each day to introduce campers to a variety styles and projects.
Note that there will be NO camp for the Juneteenth Holiday (June 19).
Monday (June 17th): Costume Creation
Instructor: Dennis Chan
9:00 am Housekeeping and intros
9:10 am Activity: Helmet Origami
Description: Fold a helmet out of paper together.
Materials: Origami paper
9:30 am Activity/Lesson: Gauntlet Project
Description: Build a gauntlet from a provided kit out of cardboard, brads, and rubber bands.
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity/Lesson: Helmet project
Description: Build a helmet from cardboard, glue, and decorations.
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Continue morning activity
12:45 pm TINKER TIME
2:15 pm Snack
2:30 pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm Clean Up
3:00 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Instructor: Dennis Chan
9:00 am Housekeeping and intros
9:10 am Activity: Helmet Origami
Description: Fold a helmet out of paper together.
Materials: Origami paper
9:30 am Activity/Lesson: Gauntlet Project
Description: Build a gauntlet from a provided kit out of cardboard, brads, and rubber bands.
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity/Lesson: Helmet project
Description: Build a helmet from cardboard, glue, and decorations.
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Continue morning activity
12:45 pm TINKER TIME
2:15 pm Snack
2:30 pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm Clean Up
3:00 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Tuesday (June 18st): Arts & Culture
Instructor: Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
9:00 am Introductions
9:30 am Activity: Alebrijes
Description: Campers will learn to make a professional sculpture of an alebrije, a fantastical creature, using
"papier-mâché" techniques. They will design & sculpt their own alebrije, add two layers of paper with paste, and sand
and paint their finished sculptures (which will be done during Tinker Time after their sculpture has had time to dry.
Materials: paper for drawing designs, newspaper, masking tape, brown paper rolls, paste, paint
Supplies: Pencils, scissors, sandpaper, paint brushes
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity: Step By Step Painting
Description: Campers will paint a Hummingbird on a Cactus, which the artist designed because both are images that
appear in Indigenous Mesoamerican art and modern Mexican art, which is part of her heritage.
Materials: Paint canvas and paints
Supplies: Paint brushes, paint palettes, sponges, cups for water, aprons
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Transition into Tinker Time: Brief reflection in Maker Journal
Campers will share what their favorite morning activity was, including why
Campers will write what they plan to do during Tinker Time in their journals
12:45 pm TINKER TIME
Alternative Tinker Time Activity: Modeling Clay
Campers will use clay to create bowls with heads, feet, and tails! Alternatively they can create an animal of their choice,
such as a snake, jaguar, elephant, or cat. The instructor will offer demonstrations on how to shape various animals and
how to use clay modeling tools to enhance their creations.
2:15 pm Snack
2:30 pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm Clean Up
3:00 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Instructor: Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
9:00 am Introductions
9:30 am Activity: Alebrijes
Description: Campers will learn to make a professional sculpture of an alebrije, a fantastical creature, using
"papier-mâché" techniques. They will design & sculpt their own alebrije, add two layers of paper with paste, and sand
and paint their finished sculptures (which will be done during Tinker Time after their sculpture has had time to dry.
Materials: paper for drawing designs, newspaper, masking tape, brown paper rolls, paste, paint
Supplies: Pencils, scissors, sandpaper, paint brushes
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity: Step By Step Painting
Description: Campers will paint a Hummingbird on a Cactus, which the artist designed because both are images that
appear in Indigenous Mesoamerican art and modern Mexican art, which is part of her heritage.
Materials: Paint canvas and paints
Supplies: Paint brushes, paint palettes, sponges, cups for water, aprons
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Transition into Tinker Time: Brief reflection in Maker Journal
Campers will share what their favorite morning activity was, including why
Campers will write what they plan to do during Tinker Time in their journals
12:45 pm TINKER TIME
Alternative Tinker Time Activity: Modeling Clay
Campers will use clay to create bowls with heads, feet, and tails! Alternatively they can create an animal of their choice,
such as a snake, jaguar, elephant, or cat. The instructor will offer demonstrations on how to shape various animals and
how to use clay modeling tools to enhance their creations.
2:15 pm Snack
2:30 pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm Clean Up
3:00 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
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Thursday (June 20th)
Instructor: PJ Hein
9:00 am Housekeeping (if needed)
9:15 am Warm up: Exploring tones and shades through color play
Description: Students are invited to explore different interactions of colors with paint and colored pencils
Materials: Paint, paintbrushes, paper, colored pencils, graphite pencils
9:30 am Activity/Lesson: Mixing and matching
Description: Students have the opportunity to engage in creating colors for a more realistic color match and exploration
of real-life shapes
Materials: Paint, paintbrushes, paper, colored pencils, graphite pencils
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity/Lesson: Pushing the lesson by using abstract colors and color palettes
Description: Let’s get loose! Exploration into using warm/cool colors to make a themed work
Materials: Paint, paintbrushes, canvas paper/canvas?, colored pencils, graphite pencils
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Continue morning activity
12:45 pm TINKER TIME
2:15 pm Snack
2:30 pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45 pm Clean Up
3:00 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Friday (June 21st)
Instructor: PJ Hein
9:00 am Housekeeping and intros
9:15 am Warm up: Sketching and lining! Learning ink illustration
Description: How to prep a sketch. Then, exploring techniques of shading, weight, dynamism
Materials: Paper, pencils, ink pens
9:30 am Activity/Lesson: Drawing what you know
Description: Pattern recognition and how to use it
Materials List: Paper, pencils, ink pens
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Activity/Lesson: Drawing what you see
Description: Pattern recognition and how to forget it in order to create dynamic lines
Materials: Paper, pencils, ink pens
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Continue morning activity
12:45 pm Transition into Tinker Time: brief reflection in Maker Journal
1:00 pm TINKER TIME – ONLY if weekly project is complete
2:30 pm Daily Camper Assessment
Weekly Camper Survey
2:45 pm Snack
3:00 pm Clean Up and Prep for Showcase
3:30 pm Student Showcase
4:30 pm Camper Pick Up
Photos
Showcase Photos
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